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Extracts from the Standing Orders of The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
[v]+55pp. Devonport: Swiss & Co. nd (c.1908).
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Customary regimental routines, regulations &c. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Historical Records of the XXX. Regiment.
1st Ed., ix+283pp. Clowes.
1887
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East Lancashire Regt. Campaigns include Egypt 1800, Peninsular War, Waterloo 1815, India 1819-28 inc. siege of Asseerghur &c., Crimean War, &c., "as far as possible made up of the narratives of officers & others who actually served in the operations they describe..." Officers' services details. Orig. yellow cloth, gilt, soiled o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£145
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A Short History of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from the Regimental Records, Army Despatches & Othe Papers Connected with The History of the Regiment from its Formation in 1685 to 1929.
1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 66pp., portrait frontis. Aldershot: G&P.
1931
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The 1st KDG did not publish a WW1 history so this work has value for its concise but informative account of the regiment's services in France & Flanders with the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade 1914-17, with much on 1915. The regiment returned to Meerut at the end of 1917 & participated in the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Appendices include a statement of "Dates & Places in Which The Regiment was Billeted, Camped, Bivouacked, or In Trenches, From November 12th, 1914, up to October 26th, 1917" also a Great War Roll of Hon. (listing those killed & wounded), WW1 awards roll, plus similar listings for Afghan War 1919. Little chipped, VG ex-IWM with minor stamps inc. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. Uncommon. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Further Recollections of 107th Field Coy. R.E.
1st Ed., 228pp., 42 photos., 3 fldg. maps. Darlington: Wm. Dresser & Sons.
1920
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The second of two volumes recording the unit's services in Macedonia/Salonica: This part contains the main historical narrative "Three Years in the Balkans" preceded by a very short account of early days in England & France. Roll of awards, fldg. map of Doiran Sector, texts of several Special Orders of the Day, &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG. Very scarce & useful contribution of the literature of the campaign in Salonika. See illustration on our website.
£125
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Collections & Recollections of 107th Field Coy. R.E.
1st Ed., 146pp., sketches in text. Darlington: Wm. Dresser & Sons.
1918
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The first of 2 volumes recording the unit's services in Macedonia/Salonica: This part contains mainly humourous contributions, poems &c. by num. members of the Coy. Orig. blue cloth sp. with wheat cloth boards, titled in gilt to sp. & black to front, VG. Very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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Schedule of Personnel of 283 Siege Battery R.G.A. for the use of those who served with it in The Great War, And a Short Record of the Battery's Movements.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., approx. 50pp. (un-numbered), 2 maps (one fldg.). Sunderland: Hills Press.
1919
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Brief battery diary (with 51st Heavy Bde. RGA, serving as 'Corps Heavies' for various Corps' from July 1917-Nov. 1918) followed by Roll of Hon. & service details of all ranks showing date of joining & leaving battery, how employed (Signaller, Gunlayer, &c.), reason for leaving & home address. Orig. printed wraps., lacks decorative ribbon o/w VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£95
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The History of the Locally Raised 160th (Wearside) Brigade Royal Field Artillery.
1st Ed., 41pp., 4to, frontis. (faux arms), 3 plates. Sunderland: Robert Youll, Printer. nd (c.1920)
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Rare record of 160th Bde. RFA, raised in Sunderland in 1915 & served in France/Flanders from Jan. 1916-1919 with the 34th Div., inc. Somme 1916, Arras 1917, Passchendaele, 1918 Battles &c. Short historical record followed by rolls of officers, NCOs & men who served with the unit, noting the battery to which they belonged, together with roll of those killed or wounded (including date), & awards roll. Orig. dec. card wraps., VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£120
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War Record of the 2nd City of Edinburgh Battery: First Lowland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (C Battery, 86th Army Brigade) 1914-1918.
1st Ed., [viii]+115pp., 4to, frontis. (portraits of six officers), + 3 plates. Glasgow: Printed for the Battery by Maclehose & Co.
1923
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TF unit arrived in France Oct. 1915 & became part of 51st (Highland) Div. Artillery until reorganised into Army Field Artillery Brigades in February 1917: Western Front throughout the war inc. Vimy 1916, the Somme, Beaumont Hamel, Arras & Passchendaele in 1917, Amiens, Hindenburg Line & Selle in 1918. Plates include named officers groups in 1917 & 1918. Very scarce & excellent history with nominal roll & casualty list, portraits of Fallen Officers (frontis.). Orig. blue cloth, gilt, a worn & stained copy lacking the folding map from the end-pocket. See illustrations on our website.
£45
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History of the 1st & 2nd Bns. North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales') 1914-1923.
1st Ed., deluxe version, [vii]+120pp., 4to, 4 plates, 8 maps & plans. Longton, Staffs: Hughes & Harber. nd
1933
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Almost entirely 1st Bn., Western Front from Sept. 1914, 17 Bde., 6th Div., with a short account of the 2nd Bn. on the NWF & in Afghanistan 1919. Casualty statistics, awards roll. Nice copy of the superior edition: orig. qtr. blue morocco with blue cloth covd. boards, gilt to front & sp. Scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125
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The 32nd Division in The World War 1917-1919.
1st Ed., 318pp., 4to, portrait frontis., num. photos. (inc. portraits of many fallen officers &c.), excellent coloured maps. Issued by the Joint War History Commissions of Michigan & Wisconsin.
1920
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Excellent history inc. operations on the Aisne, Argonne & Meuse. Detailed roll of service. Orig. dec. khaki cloth covd. boards, blue cloth backstrip, titled in black. Very nice copy. See illustations on our website.
£50
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